Blakeman Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHutton Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Hutton Township for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (28%, 6 miles). Hutton Township has 31 jobs, and 345 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hutton Township apart
Hutton Township is a place people come home to
There are 31 jobs based in Hutton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hutton Township has about 450 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hutton Township and Charleston trade workers both ways
Charleston is the top workplace for Hutton Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Hutton Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Hutton Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 345 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Hutton Township on a workday
On a workday 342 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Hutton Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Hutton Township ends
Where Hutton Township clocks in
28% of workers
15% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The trip to work from Hutton Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hutton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 393 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Hutton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hutton Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 31. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hutton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Hutton Township, by distance
About 24% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 30% of Hutton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hutton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutton Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $84,821 |
| Pleasant Grove Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 22 min | $76,613 |
| Charleston Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Charleston | 28% | D | A | 15 min | $49,300 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Parker Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Ashmore Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 24 min | $74,954 |
| Westfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Charleston Township: not graded. Union Township, Parker Township and Westfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Charleston. Darker towns draw more of Hutton Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hutton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hutton Township?
$84,821 (±$35,062) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hutton Township?
14.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hutton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hutton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (28%, 6 mi), Mattoon (15%, 15 mi), Lafayette Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hutton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 30% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hutton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hutton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.